Section: New Zealand
Russia claims new MH17 evidence
Russian investigators say they have new proof from a witness that a Ukrainian pilot fired a missile on the day of the Malaysia Airlines crash which killed 298 people. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine peace talks set to start in Minsk
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Negotiators are heading to the capital of Belarus for another round of talks about a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.Representatives of Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russia rebels and the Organization for Security… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia: NATO pushed Kiev to drop nonaligned status
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Russian deputy defense minister says NATO members pushed Ukraine toward dropping its nonaligned status.Ukraine’s parliament abandoned the nonaligned position Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a bid to join NATO,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine drops non-aligned status
Ukraine has taken a historic step toward NATO in a parliamentary vote ahead of talks with Russia on ending the separatist war. …read more Source:...
Ukraine abandons nonaligned status
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s parliament has voted to abandon the country’s nonaligned status, a move that could be a step toward seeking membership in NATO.Although Ukraine had pursued NATO membership several years ago, it declared… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s rebel university goes Russian
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” In eastern Ukraine, where the country’s pro-Russian insurgency has claimed thousands of lives, the region’s top university is a major victim of the bitterness and rifts the fighting has caused.The conflict… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Nazarbayev: Ukraine conflict is ‘nonsense’
MOSCOW (AP) ” Kazakhstan’s president says the conflict in eastern Ukraine is “nonsense” and is calling on Russia and Ukraine to find a way to resolve it.Nursultan Nazarbayev’s comments Monday, after a meeting with Ukrainian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Belarus’ president promises help for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Belarus’ authoritarian president has promised to help Ukraine as it struggles through its pro-Russia separatist insurgency and economic hardships.Ukraine’s year of crisis has been unsettling to Belarusian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Tourism suffers in winter of EU-Russia discontent
PARIS (AP) ” Russia’s tensions with the West over Ukraine and the slump for the ruble are echoing through the French Alps ” and unfortunately for some businesses, just in time for ski season.Hoteliers, taxi drivers and ski stations… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia won’t be intimidated over Crimea – Putin
Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said as his foreign ministry warned that it was preparing to retaliate against fresh Western sanctions. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
